Percentages - Handout 3

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63)    In a fraction, the numerator is increased by 75%, and the denominator is decreased by 20%, then the value of the fraction becomes 3/4. What is the original fraction?

a)12/25 b)25/12            c)12/35            d)35/12

64)    If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 90% and its denominator is diminished by 24%, then the value of the fraction is 25/8. The original fraction is

a)5/4   b) 3/5               c) 4/5               d) 12/7

65)    The two numbers are respectively 40% and 60 % less than the third. By what % is the first greater than the second?

a)100% b)25%              c)50%              d)50%

66)    The salary of M is 25% more than N and the salary of Q is 20% less than N. Q’s salary is what % of M’s salary?

a) 45% b) 75%             c) 148.8 %        d) 64%

5)    The marks of A are 75% of B and the marks of B are  80% of C. If the marks of B are 480, then find the marks of C?

a)360    b)600               c)540                d)580

6)    A sum of Rs 35,000 is divided among A, B, and C such that A receives 33.33% less than B and B receives 20% less than C. What is the difference between the shares of A and C?

a)Rs 7,000    b)Rs 4,000        c)Rs 3,000 d)Rs 4,500

7)    If A is greater than B by 25%, by what %, B is less than A?

a)15 % b)25%              c)20%             d)10 %

8)    The price of sugar is increased by 10%. By what percentage the consumption of sugar be reduced if a family wants to keep its expenses on sugar unaltered?

a) 25%   b) 12.5 %       c) 10%             d)9.09 %

9)    The length of a rectangle is increased by 20%. By how much percentage its breadth be reduced so that the area is increased by 8%?

a) 25%   b) 12.5 %       c) 10%   d)16 2/3 %

10)  The price of an article is increased by 16 2/3%. By how much percentage new price must be decreased to restore it to the original price?

a)14 2/7%       b)20%  c)18%               d)25%

11)  The salary of A is 20% less than that of B. By what %, the salary of B is more than that of A?

a) 20% b)15%              c) 25%             d) 30 %

12)  If the oil price goes down by 25%, how much should a homemaker increase their consumption so that total expenditure decreases by 7%?

a)33.33%      b)18%              c)32%               d)24%

13)  Due to a sudden fall in demand, the sales of a company decreased by 9.09%. By what % should the price of the products be increased to restore the original sales revenue?

a)10% b)15%              c)20%               d)25%

14)  In an examination, 57% of students passed in Quantitative Aptitude, 45% passed in Verbal Ability, and 25% passed in both subjects. What percentage of students failed in both subjects?

a)21%  b)18%             c)23%              d)13%

15)  At a party attended by 500 guests, 38% drank tea, 42% drank coffee, and 12% drank both. How many guests did not drink either tea or coffee?

a)160     b)66               c)70          d)150

16)  There are 600 students in a language school. 65% study Russian, 45% study French, and 20% study neither. How many students study either Russian or French but not both?

a)200      b)240             c)300               d)360

17)  A group contains 20 boys and 60 girls. How many boys must join the group so that the group contains 40% boys?

a)30       b)40               c)20         d)50

18)  The price of an article has fallen by 8%. How many articles can now be bought for the money, which was sufficient to buy 46 articles earlier?

a)55       b)50               c)60          d)None


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